My thoughts on Palestines's recognition: - they aren't illegal or condoning Hamas - they make those that don't recognise Palestine more isolated - they will improve Palestinian diplomacy - but aren't enough for stopping Israel's war and occupation. More: theconversation.com/the-uk-canad...

US vetoes, again, UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, the lifting of aid restrictions and the release of hostages. All rest 14 members approved. share.google/Aqall7VKiDsF...

US vetoes, again, UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, the lifting of aid restrictions and the release of hostages. All rest 14 members approved. share.google/Aqall7VKiDsF...

The European Parliament passes resolution asking EU member states to recognise Palestine - its strongest wording about recognition so far. '... Calls on the Member States to consider recognising the State of Palestine with a view to achieving the two-state solution'. share.google/4gc4Xo9r1pD3...

The absurdity of Cyprus (and other divided societies): Cyprus national 🏀 team uses the national anthem of Greece, a different country, which obviously doesn't represent the Turkish Cypriots of the country (and I am pretty sure many Greek Cypriots either). share.google/JmfYItPkkfOQ...

Unbelievable. 'BBC News - US blocks Palestinian leader from attending UN meeting in New York'. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Watched Bosnia's Gori Vatra (Fuse) tonight. Interesting themes of post-conflict international interventions, reconciliation, trauma and memory. I especially liked the ending.

Effective tricks from the Turkish Cypriots, juvenile mistake from the British... 'UK's trade envoy to Turkey resigns following visit to Northern Cyprus | World News | Sky News' share.google/VqqJJfetRbZ6...

Senegal’s Khassim Diagne poised to be UN’s new special representative in #Cyprus | Cyprus Mail cyprus-mail.com/2025/08/13/s...

#Australia to recognise #Palestine state at United Nations in September | Reuters share.google/UON2oKOk6JfT...

New York Call is a collective recognition of sorts for Palestine (some have recognised, others plan to) and an invitation for more states to progress with recognition. Full text: www.canada.ca/en/global-af...

Obviously this is not a serious foreign policy and it is deeply disappointing once again from Labour and the UK. Recognition should be about Palestine, not about punishing, or rewarding, Israel. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

'UK recognition would have a significant impact due to our historic connections and our membership on the UN Security Council. British recognition of Palestine would be particularly powerful given its role as the author of the Balfour Declaration and the former Mandatory Power in Palestine'.

'The UK should immediately recognise the state of Palestine, a majority of MPs on the Commons foreign affairs committee have said'. www.bbc.com/news/article...

‼️ France to recognize Palestine as a state, says Macron. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

“I sincerely hope that the international community can come together to make sure that we see an end of this war but also that we recognise the state of Palestine while there is a state of Palestine left to recognise.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Bosnia Marks Three Decades Since Srebrenica With Mass Burial balkaninsight.com/2025/07/11/b...

Tamils rally in Brussels demanding justice and freedom for Tamil Eelam. www.tamilguardian.com/content/pict...

Typical 'earned sovereignty' - awards reforms towards apparent better statehood with diplomatic recognition. Let's see how far the rewards will go... 'France says Palestinian Authority makes ‘unprecedented commitments’ to reform ahead of conference on statehood' www.cnn.com/2025/06/10/e...

Getting #ECPR2025 ready...

UK Labour figures urge recognition of Palestinian state at UN conference. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Athens 2025.

Quick reaction to UK's Foreign Sec suggestion that recognition of Palestine won't affect things on the ground: Hard to argue it will make them worse. It will afirm Palestinian right to sovereignty (and therefore highlight Israel's many ways of infringing it), + might also lead to more recognitions.

🇨🇦 🇫🇷 🇬🇧: 'we are committed to recognising a Palestinian state as a contribution to achieving a two-state solution and are prepared to work with others to this end'. www.gov.uk/government/n...

'Sovereignty as Spectacle: Turkish Cypriot Researcher Critiques Grand Opening of the Northern Cyprus New "Republican Campus"'. www.thelevantfiles.org/2025/05/sove...

This is a great opportunity for those wishing Cyprus to be free, particularly Greek Cypriots, to support Turkish Cypriots in their fight. 'Erdoğan tells protesters against Islamification in northern Cyprus they will fail' www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Reminder of the next online seminar of our ECPR Reseach Network with award- winning research on secession in Catalonia and the Faroe islands. You can register below 👇🏻 lnkd.in/e5xFtTGf

Reminder of the next online seminar of our ECPR Reseach Network with award- winning research on secession in Catalonia and the Faroe islands. You can register below 👇🏻 lnkd.in/e5xFtTGf

Delighted to share my new article. I explore the relationship between state recognition & state-building through a study of #UN & #EU involvement in #Kosovo to better grasp how states are built/recognised in conflict-affected areas. Free to access! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #conflictsky

Does Macron’s pledge on Palestine signal a return to France’s ‘Arab policy’? #Palestine www.rfi.fr/en/internati...

Observing the most important Easter traditions. #polscibakes

I will be at #PSA2025, which this time takes place in my town! I will be presenting our work with Bruno Luciano on parliaments and recognition alongside other great papers. If you are around and fancy a catch up, please send a message!

Sudan recognizes #Kosovo. www.koha.net/en/arberi/su...

Join the next online seminar of our ECPR Research Network Statehood, Sovereignty & Conflict with our 2024 Best Paper award: 'Lost Autonomy Triggers & the Rise of Secessionism in Catalonia and the Faroe Islands' by M Scantamburlo, F Schulte & M Ackrén. May 8, 13-1430 CET Register: lnkd.in/e5xFtTGf

Finally got round reading these excellent Kosovo 2.0 series of articles on 90s Kosovo. The piece by Besnik Pula is particularly interesting for Kosovo's statehood efforts before the 2008 declaration of independence. kosovotwopointzero.com/en/foundatio... #conflictsky

Azerbaijan summoned the German ambassador after an instagram post by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier that featuree the flag of Nagorno-Karabakh, claiming it “violated its territorial integrity.” en.armradio.am/2025/04/01/a... #conflictsky

This is a very interesting recognition statement. For a start, it is very elaborate. I also note the suggestion that being recognised by half of UN members is a sign of statehood, and that #Kosovo statehood has 'crystalised', whcih suggests the question is done and dusted.

This is a very interesting recognition statement. For a start, it is very elaborate. I also note the suggestion that being recognised by half of UN members is a sign of statehood, and that #Kosovo statehood has 'crystalised', whcih suggests the question is done and dusted.

Guterres announces four new crossing points between the two sides of #Cyprus, new meeting of leaders in July. #conflictsky cyprus-mail.com/2025/03/18/g...

You made it to the last day of #ISA2025 and our panel on statehood conflict is waiting for you!

Presenting later today a new paper on the history of recognition and sovereignty- project still at early stages so plenty of opportunity to derail it with feedback! #ISA2025

ISA 2024-2025 Awards Recipients #isa2025 www.isanet.org/News/ID/6582...

Basel Adra: “We call on the world to take serious actions to stop the injustice and to stop the ethnic cleansing of Palestinian people". Yuval Abraham: "Why can’t you see that we are intertwined, that my people can be truly safe if basil’s people are truly free and safe?”

It's #ISA2025 bingo time...

I will be at #ISA2025 in Chicago, in a few roundtables and panels with great colleagues. If you are around and fancy a catch up, let me know, will be great to see again friends!

US refuses to co-sponsor #UN resolution condemning #Russia, resists labeling Moscow 'aggressor' in G7 statement, media report. kyivindependent.com/us-refuses-t... #Ukraine #conflictsky

'Independence wasn’t given to us — we claimed it in 1991'. A very interesting piece by Shan Karemani on #Kosovo first declaration of independence. Reminds me of how Timor Leste's 2001 constitution opens with the earlier 1975 declaration. kosovotwopointzero.com/en/independe...

BBC News - Judge 'deeply troubled' by PMQs exchange on Gazans settling in UK www.bbc.com/news/article...

A great opportunity for early careers of European studies, Taking place at my Alma Mater no less.

'Independence wasn’t given to us — we claimed it in 1991'. A very interesting piece by Shan Karemani on #Kosovo first declaration of independence. Reminds me of how Timor Leste's 2001 constitution opens with the earlier 1975 declaration. kosovotwopointzero.com/en/independe...